The proportion of patients achieving LDL-C target as defined by local swiss AGLArecommendations across starting doses of 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg of atorvastatin.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

The proportion of patients across different AGLA-categories (primary and secondary prevention) achieving LDL-C target as defined by AGLA-recommendations across starting doses of 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg of atorvastatin.

Estimated Enrollment:

370

Study Start Date:

April 2005

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 80 Years

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Risk factors and diagnosis of dyslipidemia according to the AGLA-recommendations (see appendix B) at screening

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00136942